Monterey’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of Monterey. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Monterey was first called Buena Vista, and under the latter name was laid out in 1849. The present name commemorates the Battle of Monterrey. A post office called Monterey has been in operation since 1851.
The Monterey Bandstand was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Monterey’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Monterey’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewMonterey IN Sep 21 1907, 1907: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people close to Monterey
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Monterey, decade by decade
1990s
Nothing in Monterey is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Monterey has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Chicago and Erie Railroad Tippecanoe River Bridge in Tippecanoe, 2.9 miles away.
Monterey and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Monterey IN Sep 21 1907 (1907) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (4). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.